Basil D'Oliveira
On scorecards: BL D'Oliveira
In-game rating: 87/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Basil D'Oliveira played 44 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1966 to 1972. The first came against West Indies at Lord's, with a score of 27 and 2 wickets, and the last against Australia at Kennington Oval in 1972.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 1,390 runs at 43.4 in 25 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 158 from 325 balls against Australia at Kennington Oval in 1968, in a match England won. The best bowling is 3 for 46 against Pakistan at Headingley in 1971.
In all: 5 hundreds, 15 fifties. At home the average was 41.4 across 28 Tests; away it was 32.5 across 15 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 865 runs at 41.2 in 13 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 336 runs at 30.5. England won 17 of the Tests Basil D'Oliveira played and lost 6, with 21 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | 325 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 1968 | Won |
| 117 | 294 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1971 | Drawn |
| 114* | – | Pakistan | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1969 | Drawn |
| 109 | 183 | India | Headingley | 1967 | Won |
| 100 | 216 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1971 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/46 | 36 | Pakistan | Headingley | 1971 | Won |
| 2/15 | 5 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1971 | Won |
| 2/16 | 15 | Pakistan | Headingley | 1971 | Won |
| 2/20 | 9 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1971 | Won |
| 2/38 | 15 | India | Lord's | 1967 | Won |
Best in a match: 5/62 against Pakistan (1971).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 13 | 865 | 41.19 | 2/4 | 14 | 36.79 |
| West Indies | 12 | 555 | 32.65 | 0/5 | 15 | 52.73 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 552 | 55.20 | 1/5 | 10 | 30.20 |
| India | 5 | 254 | 36.29 | 1/0 | 6 | 28.67 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 258 | 36.86 | 1/1 | 2 | 39.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 28 | 1,654 | 41.35 | 2/11 | 37 | 32.95 |
| Away | 15 | 716 | 32.55 | 2/4 | 10 | 61.30 |
| Neutral | 1 | 114 | – | 1/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25 | 1,390 | 43.44 | 3/8 | 25 | 45.84 |
| 1970s | 19 | 1,094 | 36.47 | 2/7 | 22 | 32.41 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 8 | 336 | 30.55 | 0/2 | 10 | 32.60 |
| Kennington Oval | 6 | 241 | 26.78 | 1/0 | 4 | 46.50 |
| Headingley | 5 | 473 | 59.13 | 1/3 | 7 | 31.71 |
| Trent Bridge | 4 | 261 | 52.20 | 0/3 | 7 | 36.57 |
| Old Trafford | 4 | 248 | 49.60 | 0/2 | 7 | 21.57 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 104 | 26.00 | 0/1 | 4 | 18.75 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1966 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1972 at Kennington Oval
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